Operational Service Medal
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The Operational Service Medal is a Canadian military decoration awarded to recognize members of the Canadian Armed Forces and eligible civilians who have participated in designated overseas operations.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operational Service Medal canonical | 3 |
| Operational Service Medal for Sierra Leone | 1 |
| Operational Service Medal for the Democratic Republic of Congo | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1635328 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Operational Service Medal Context triple: [Canadian Honours System, includesMedal, Operational Service Medal]
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A.
Meritorious Service Medal
The Meritorious Service Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to members of the Armed Forces who distinguish themselves by outstanding non-combat meritorious achievement or service.
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B.
Meritorious Service Medal
The Meritorious Service Medal is a Canadian decoration awarded to individuals who have performed outstanding deeds or activities that bring honour to Canada.
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C.
Special Service Medal
The Special Service Medal is a Canadian military decoration awarded to recognize members of the Canadian Armed Forces and allied forces who have performed special service under exceptional circumstances.
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D.
Joint Service Commendation Medal
The Joint Service Commendation Medal is a mid-level U.S. military award presented to service members who distinguish themselves by meritorious achievement or service while serving in a joint duty capacity.
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E.
Meritorious Service Cross
The Meritorious Service Cross is a Canadian military and civilian decoration awarded to recognize highly professional acts that bring significant benefit or honour to Canada.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Operational Service Medal Target entity description: The Operational Service Medal is a Canadian military decoration awarded to recognize members of the Canadian Armed Forces and eligible civilians who have participated in designated overseas operations.
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A.
Meritorious Service Medal
The Meritorious Service Medal is a Canadian decoration awarded to individuals who have performed outstanding deeds or activities that bring honour to Canada.
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B.
Meritorious Service Medal
The Meritorious Service Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to members of the Armed Forces who distinguish themselves by outstanding non-combat meritorious achievement or service.
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C.
Special Service Medal
The Special Service Medal is a Canadian military decoration awarded to recognize members of the Canadian Armed Forces and allied forces who have performed special service under exceptional circumstances.
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D.
Joint Service Commendation Medal
The Joint Service Commendation Medal is a mid-level U.S. military award presented to service members who distinguish themselves by meritorious achievement or service while serving in a joint duty capacity.
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E.
Meritorious Service Cross
The Meritorious Service Cross is a Canadian military and civilian decoration awarded to recognize highly professional acts that bring significant benefit or honour to Canada.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Canadian military campaign medal ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
direct support to overseas operations
ⓘ
service in a theatre of operations outside Canada ⓘ |
| awardingBody |
Canadian Armed Forces
ⓘ
linked to:
Canadian forces
Government of Canada ⓘ
linked to:
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
|
| campaign | designated overseas operations ⓘ |
| claspIndicates |
specific theatre of operations
ⓘ
specific type of service ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| decorates |
Canadian civilian personnel supporting operations
ⓘ
Canadian military personnel ⓘ |
| domain | military honours and awards ⓘ |
| eligibility |
eligible civilians
ⓘ
members of the Canadian Armed Forces ⓘ |
| established | 2010 ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 2010s ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | OSM ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
clasp
ⓘ
medal ⓘ ribbon ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| higherAward | General Campaign Star ⓘ |
| lowerAward |
Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal
ⓘ
linked to:
Peacekeeping Service Medal
|
| material | metal ⓘ |
| obverseDesign | effigy of the Sovereign of Canada ⓘ |
| partOf | Canadian Honours System ⓘ |
| postNominals | no post-nominal letters ⓘ |
| presenter |
The King of Canada
ⓘ
linked to:
King of Canada
|
| purpose | to recognize participation in designated overseas operations ⓘ |
| regulatesBy | Canadian Forces Administrative Orders ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
General Service Medal (Canada)
ⓘ
Special Service Medal (Canada) ⓘ |
| reverseDesign | maple leaf design ⓘ |
| ribbonColor |
green
ⓘ
red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| scope | non-combat and combat overseas service ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
Canadian Army
ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ Royal Canadian Navy ⓘ |
| shape | circular ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| type | operational service decoration ⓘ |
| usedInConflictType |
international operations
ⓘ
peace support operations ⓘ stabilization missions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Operational Service Medal Description of subject: The Operational Service Medal is a Canadian military decoration awarded to recognize members of the Canadian Armed Forces and eligible civilians who have participated in designated overseas operations.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Operational Service Medal
Operational Service Medals
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hasComponent
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Operational Service Medal for the Democratic Republic of Congo
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linked to: Operational Service Medal